Outridge is led by its key partners, the same people who source, underwrite, and hold every investment.
Jason Ji
Founder & Managing Partner
Jason started his career in Principal Investments at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He later became a founding member and Managing Director of TPG NewQuest, where he helped build a multi-strategy private-equity secondary platform with US$3.1 billion in assets under management. His experience spans structured transactions, growth investments, secondaries, cross-border capital markets, and liquidity solutions across Asia and global markets. Beyond investing, Jason is an active AI entrepreneur and venture builder, with experience building and scaling AI-native products, teams, and workflows across consumer and enterprise settings. This operating experience gives Outridge a practical lens on how AI can reshape unit economics, distribution, workflow ownership, and enterprise value. Jason holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and completed the EMBA program at Tsinghua University PBCSF.
Thomas Schmidt is a Partner at Outridge and leads the platform's cross-border strategy, with a particular focus on US investment sourcing and execution. Thomas has more than a decade of experience across alternative assets, private equity and frontier technologies. He led APAC strategy and growth at Brookstone Capital (with US$12bn AUM), driving regional expansion and portfolio value creation across Asia. Thomas holds a Master in Finance from London Business School and is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean.
Jay Yao is a Partner at Outridge, in charge of deal sourcing, investment underwriting and Asia coverage. As a serial entrepreneur, Jay has raised over US$50M across his last two startups - including a successful exit - backed by Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture and Binance Labs. Jay began his career at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and advised private-equity clients on M&A and strategy at Strategy&. Jay holds dual bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Industrial Engineering from Columbia University.
